Having
learned that Doakes was tailing Dexter, and worried that Doakes is about
to lose his job as a result of his erratic behavior, LaGuerta meets with
him, outdoors, and warns him to lay off Dexter.

He
tells her that his instincts tell him that there's something dangerous
about Dexter.

She
tells him that his instincts haven't been very good lately, and that he
is becoming obsessed with Dexter. She says that if Dexter files a complaint,
Doakes will lose his job.

But
he refuses to heed her warnings (a decision he will later come to regret).

Q.
What is it actually in real life?

A. A pedestrian
promenade near a seaside amusement center - but not in Miami.

Q.
Where can I find it in real life?

A. This scene
was shot on the wide brick walkway running along the north side of the
Shoreline Village marina,
in Long Beach, between the marina
(on the south) and the highway (Shoreline Drive) on the north.

This section
of walkway lies between the Yard House restaurant (on the east),
and the pedestrian overpass/bridge which spans Shoreline Drive (on the
west).

The walkway
leads from Shoreline Village to the new Pike / Rainbow Harbor amusement
area (where they filmed the police awards
ceremony for the second season finale).

The colorful
buildings of Shoreline Village are visible in the background, including
the green barn used as the comic book store
in another episode.

And they are
standing right next to the dock of the colorful speed boat which appears
in Episode One's breakwater murder scene
as the "Banana Boat Tour Boat" (even though that earlier scene
was shot with the same boat docked on the other side of the bay).

To reach Shoreline
Village, just take the Long Beach (710) Freeway south (almost to its end)
to Shoreline Drive in Long Beach,
then head east on Shoreline Drive, past the Aquarium,
and the Village will be on your right (south) side, at Shoreline Village
Drive.

( This exact
stretch of walkway was also seen in two different scenes in "The
O.C." The pedestrian overpass ramp seen behind Doakes (in
the fourth photo from the top) was converted into a faux restaurant called
The Toledo Grill in one episode,
and the walkway itself was glimpsed in another OC scene where Seth
& Ryan were eating pizza on a bench. )

(The
photo above was shot looking southeast, towards the Yard House restaurant
at Shoreline Village)

(This
is the Rocket speedboat, docked next to the walkway. It was also seen in
Episode 1 of Season 2.)

Numerous other
scenes from "Dexter" have been shot in this general area,
including multiple scenes at Shoreline Village, the area around the Queensway
Bridge, at the Aquarium, and at the Coast Long Beach Hotel.

Q.
How the heck did you figure out where it was?

A. This was
an easy one.

I've been to
Shoreline Village often, and it's easy to recognize.

But beyond that,
I had previously photographed this exact spot for a location page from
"The O.C.", and later
for a shot of the "Banana Boat"
from episode 1 of the second season. In the background behind LaGuerta
and Doakes, you can clearly see Shoreline Village, the boat, and even the
pedestrian overpass.